VIRGINIA CAVALIER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Game 20 • Sunday, January 26, 2020 • 2 p.m. 2019-20 Schedule/Results John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Va. Nov. 5 BUCKNELLACCNX W, 84-60 Virginia Cavaliers (7-12, 2-6 ACC) Nov. 9 at USC L, 59-49 vs. Nov. 12 at CSUN W, 72-47 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-12, 2-5 ACC) Nov. 16 #13 KENTUCKYACCNX L, 50-47 Nov. 19 at #4 UConnCBSSN L, 83-44 • Jocelyn Willoughby leads the ACC in scoring, averaging 19.6 points Nov. 24 OLD DOMINIONACCNX WOT, 56-53 ACCNX per game. She is currently ranked No. 25 in the nation in scoring Nov. 30 JAMES MADISON% W, 55-49 • Willoughby is second in the ACC in free throw percentage (88.3%) ACCNX Dec. 1 #11 UCLA% L, 73-62 • With her six rebounds against Virginia Tech, Willoughby moved into BTN Dec. 5 at Rutgers# L, 73-63 the top-10 rebounders in program history. Willoughby needs eight re- Dec. 20 vs UNLV^ W, 63-55 bounds to move into a tie for ninth place with Sarah Imovbioh (2013-15) Dec. 21 vs 15 Mississippi St L, 72-59 on the career rebounding list Dec. 29 at Georgia Tech*ACCNX L, 61-51 • Willoughby, who had 11 rebounds against Louisville for her seventh Jan. 2 NORTH CAROLINA*ACCNX L, 65-47 double-double of the year, currently ranks 11th in the ACC in rebounding Jan. 5 at #9 NC State*RSN L, 80-60 this season at 7.9 per game • Willoughby is averaging a league-high 37.19 minutes per game, rank- Jan. 9 DUKE*ACCN W, 66-63 ing 17th in the country. She has started every game of her career. Her Jan. 12 at Boston College*ACCN W, 69-52 freshman and sophomore seasons, she averaged just under 30 minutes a ACCNX Jan. 16 at Wake Forest* L, 62-56 game. Last season, she averaged 33.8 minutes of playing time per game ACCN Jan. 19 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 69-61 • Shemera Williams had a season-high eight rebounds against Virginia Jan. 23 at #5 Louisville*RSN L, 71-56 Tech. It was the first time this season that Williams led the team in re- Jan. 26 NOTRE DAME*ACCNX 2:00 PM bounding. Williams followed that performance by scoring a season-high Jan. 30 at North Carolina*ACCNX 6:00 PM 20 points at Louisville. It was the second time this season she led the Feb. 2 SYRACUSE*ACCNX 2:00 PM Cavaliers in scoring in a game Feb. 6 CLEMSON*ACCNX 7:00 PM • All 20 of Williams’ points came in the second half. She scored eight Feb. 9 at #14 Florida State*ACCN 12:00 PM points in the third quarter and 12 in the fourth. She scored those 20 ACCNX points in just 22 minutes on the court Feb. 13 MIAMI* 7:00 PM • Freshman Carole Miller scored eight points in Thursday’s game, all ACCNX Feb. 20 at Duke* 7:00 PM in the first quarter. It was her highest tally in a game since scoring 10 at *ACCN Feb. 23 at Virginia Tech 2:00 PM CSUN on Nov. 12 Feb. 27 PITTSBURGH*ACCNX 7:00 PM • Dominique Toussaint has passed Heidi Burge to move up to No. 23 on Mar. 1 #8 NC STATE*RSN 2:00 PM the Virginia career points list. Toussaint has 1,192 points in her career and has averaged 10.5 points per game in her career ACC Tournament, Greensboro Coliseum • Virginia has played the toughest schedule in the nation this season. Of the teams currently in the top-10 of the AP poll, Virginia has played * ACC game five of them (No. 3 UConn, No. 5 Louisville, No. 8 NC State, No. 9 Missis- % Cavalier Classic Tournament sippi State, No. 10 UCLA). Kentucky, another non-conference opponent, # ACC/Big Ten Challenge currently ranks No. 12. Virginia’s past opponents have a combined record ^ Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nevada) of 253-84 (.751 win percentage). Virginia is No. 33 in the most-recent RPI rankings [CBSSN] - CBS Sports Network [BTN] - Big Ten Network [ACCN] -ACC Network [ACCNX] - ACC Network Extra Streaming Last Game Starting Lineup [RSN] - ACC Regional Sports Networks G 1 Carole Miller Fr. 4.6 ppg 4.1 rpg 14 ast/ 15 stls • Scored the go-ahead layup vs Duke All Times Eastern G 4 Dominique Toussaint Sr. 9.8 ppg 3.6 rpg 57 ast/ 16 stls Rankings are Associated Press • Five straight double-digit scoring games G 13 Jocelyn Willoughby Sr. 19.5 ppg 7.7 rpg 37 ast / 28 stls • Leads the ACC in scoring, 13th in rebounding F 14 Lisa Jablonowski Sr. 7.7 ppg 5.0 rpg 27 ast/ 27 stl • Had a season-high 11 rebounds at Wake Forest on Thursday G 23 Amandine Toi R-Fr. 3.5 ppg 1.3 rpg 27 ast / 4 stls • Scored 12 points against Virginia Tech Virginia Athletics Media Relations • 154 John Paul Jones Arena, PO Box 400853, Charlottesville, VA 22904 • Office: (434) 982-5500 • Fax: (434) 982-5525 Melissa Dudek (Women’s Basketball Contact) Cell: (434) 962-0579 Email: [email protected] 2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES THURSDAY AT LOUISVILLE QUICK FACTS • Virginia suffered a 71-56 loss at No. 5 Louisville on Thursday night THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA • Louisville led by 20 points in the first half, but the Cavaliers narrowed Name ...................................................The University of Virginia the gap to 10 in the third quarter. The Cardinals built their lead back up Founded ...................................... by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 to 20 in the fourth quarter and held on for a 15-point victory to remain Nicknames ........................................ Cavaliers, Wahoos, ‘Hoos perfect in conference play. Location ...........................................................Charlottesville, Va. • Shemera Williams scored a season-high 20 points, all of which came Enrollment................................. 23,883 (16,673 undergraduate) in the second half. It was the first 20-point game of her career President .............................................James E Ryan (Yale ‘88) • Jocelyn Willoughby had her seventh double-double of the season Athletics Director ........................Carla Williams (Georgia ‘89) with 17 points and 11 rebounds Conference .......................Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) • Dena Evans led Louisville with 21 points Colors...................................................................Orange and Blue • Virginia shot 36.2 percent (21-of-58) while Louisville shot 43.9 per- cent (25-of-57) Official Athletics Websites ..................... VirginiaSports.com .............................................................. VirginiaSportsTV.com • Louisville held a 40-33 edge in rebounding University Website .................................................... virginia.edu SCOUTING NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION • Notre Dame is coming off a bye on Thursday. Last Sunday, they First Season of Basketball ..............................................1973-74 downed Miami, 76-53. Freshman Sam Brunelle shot lights out in the second half, where she scored 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting, ultimately All-Time Record ..........................................934-486 (47th year) finishing with a game-high 25 points. Destinee Walker joined Brunelle All-Time Home Record ....................................................463-218 in the 20+ point club by pouring in 21 of her own. Furthermore, the duo John Paul Jones Arena ...................161-64 (14th season) went a combined 7-of-10 from three-point range, tying the team high for University Hall.............................................................302-149 made three-pointers this season All-Time ACC Record .........................366-239 (43rd Season) • The Irish scored 20 straight points in the third quarter, marking their Home Facility ......................John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) longest run of the season Press Row Phone Number .............................. 434-962-0579 • Notre Dame, the runners-up in the 2019 NCAA Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last .................... 25/2018 tournament, was ranked No. 16 in the preseason poll, but dropped out of NCAA Tournament Record ................................................34-25 the top-25 on Nov. 18. It ended a run of 12 years of being ranked in the WNIT Tournament Appearances/Last ........................5/2017 top-25, a streak of 234 consecutive weeks being ranked WNIT Tournament Record .................................................... 14-9 • The Irish said goodbye to its entire starting five from last season: 2018-19 Record ......................................................................... 12-19 Arike Ogunbowale, Jackie Young, Marina Mabrey, Jessica Shepard and ACC Record/Finish ..........................................................5-11/12th Brianna Turner – as the five went down as the most prolific scoring Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...............................................3/6 group in NCAA Division I history. The ND quintet amassed a total of Starters Returning/Lost ...........................................................3/2 10,230 points, becoming the first starting five to ever accumulate 10,000 Newcomers ....................................................................................... 7 points or more • Notre Dame is 9-2 all-time against Virginia and 7-0 in ACC games COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF • Virginia’s last win in the series was a 79-59 victory in Charlottesville Head Coach .........................................................Tina Thompson on January 4, 1988 Career Record ......................................................................... 19-31 Virginia Record ....................................................................... 19-31 2019-20 UVA SEASON BULLET HIGHLIGHTS Associate Head Coach .............................Karleen Thompson • Jocelyn Willoughby scored 31 points in the season-opening victory Assistant Coaches .................................................... Walter Pitts over Bucknell. It was the first 30-point